From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Letter from S. Smith & Sons regarding the weight comparison of a jacking system.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 139\2\ scan0005 | |
| Date | 1st January 1934 | |
| S.P.61 S. SMITH & SONS (Motor Accessories) LTD., CRICKLEWOOD WORKS, LONDON. N.W.2. CONTINUATION NO. 1. weight of our complete set of four Jacks fitted to your car is 36 lbs whereas the three Jacks of our competitor's make weigh 45 lbs. 2 ozs. In each case the weight quoted does not include handles and etceteras which are not axle fitments. Thanking you for your kind co-operation and consideration, and assuring you of our desire to give you a Jacking system which is hundred percent in keeping with Rolls-Royce traditions. Yours faithfully, For S.SMITH & SONS (Motor Accessories) LTD., [Signature] SALES DIRECTOR. Messrs. Rolls-Royce, Ltd., 1.1.34. | ||